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- Title
Prevalence of serotypes of Xanthomonas maltophilia from world-wide sources.
- Authors
Schable, B.; Rhoden, D. L.; Jarvis, W. R.; Miller, J. M.
- Abstract
Since its development in 1988, a serologic typing scheme for Xanthomonas maltophilia, based on 31 O antigens, has been successfully used to serotype isolates involved in nosocomial outbreaks in the United States. To determine if this serotyping scheme would be useful in typing X. maltophilia isolates from worldwide sources, we obtained additional isolates from 10 countries; of 900 isolates tested, 795 (88·3%) were typable. In order of predominance, the three most common serotypes were 10, 3 and 19. These three serotypes were most frequently associated with respiratory and blood isolates. This serotyping system is useful as an epidemiologic screening method for universal typing of outbreaks of X. maltophilia infections.
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 1992, Vol 108, Issue 2, p337
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268800049803